Torf-leikr

Old Norse Dictionary - torf-leikr

Meaning of Old Norse word "torf-leikr" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

torf-leikr
m. a game, ‘turf-laking,’ pelting, Eb. 210; prob. = the Scot. game of bickers, see Sir W. Scott’s Waverley, the Appendix to the General Preface.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᚢᚱᚠ-ᛚᛁᛁᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
prob.
probably.
Scot.
Scottish.

Works & Authors cited:

Eb.
Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
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